Hi Wendy, Thanks for your reply. I'm having other 8 cats vaccinated this week, and 5 tested first (the vet recommended this) (Five are my own cats; the 3 fosters, who are littermates of the positive cat, already tested negative 2 months ago). She told me the one who's positive most likely does have it, but it just hasn't shown up in his bone marrow yet. The only bright thing is that, once the others are vaccinated in the 2-step process, I can mix the positive cat with them. At least he can live out his life somewhat normally, and have the run of the house, instead of being a prisoner in 1 room by himself. Jasmine
wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jasmine, Hi and welcome to our group. Glad you found it. Many kittens test positive for FeLV early on, only to test negative later on. The mother's antibodies still remaining in kitty's system is what causes this. About 40% of cats who actually contract FeLV throw off the virus. Chances are this is what happened with your kitten, thank goodness. Most of us here believe that the FeLV virus is very hard to pass, and therefore mix positives and negatives. I did for four years and none of the other kitties contracted the virus. Because your kitten is now negative, you can probably safely assume your others will be ok. If you are worried about it, get another test just to double check, and then you should be good to let him out! Keep us updated! :) Wendy Dallas, Tx ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.
